Paralympics

Canada Paralympic success inspires young Alberta sledge hockey athletes

Novice players gathered in Calgary to watch gold medal game on Saturday. The Paralympics have wrapped up in Pyeongchang, and Canada’s success is giving a group of young sledge hockey players inspiration that they too will one … READ MORE

Coach Ken Babey found new beginning with Canada’s para ice hockey team

63-year-old will lead Canadian squad into gold-medal showdown with U.S. Head coach Ken Babey, left, will guide Canada’s para ice hockey team in the gold-medal game against the United States at the Gangneung Hockey Centre on … READ MORE

Brian McKeever’s ‘relentless’ drive leads to historic Paralympic gold

Canmore, Alberta cross-country skier earns record 14th medal. Canada’s Brian McKeever cemented his legacy as Canada’s most successful Winter Paralympian with his 14th-career medal. Carl Recine, Reuters Vicki Hall, CBC … READ MORE

Paralympics give athletes another chance at reaching highest level

Regardless of how they got here, many Canadians have similar goals. Canada’s Paralympic team marches into the Pyeongchang athletes’ village for an official Canadian flag raising ceremony today in advance of the Games. Sasa … READ MORE

Paralympian headed to Pyeongchang prefers the downhill event

‘It’s the biggest, the baddest and the fastest’ says Kurt Oatway. Kurt Oatway will compete for Canada at the 2018 Paralympics in Peonchang, South Korea. CBC News Kurt Oatway is a sit-skier on the Canadian Paralympic … READ MORE

Home is where the heart is for Alana Ramsay

Canadian alpine skier aiming to end World Cup season on a high in Kimberley. Alana Ramsay is a four-time world championship medallist. Andrea Carloni for the IPC International Paralympic Committee February 7, 2018 Canadian Alana … READ MORE

Mehain named to integrated Commonwealth Games squad

Vernon Para-swimmer Sarah Mehain among 11 members named to full Canadian roster. Swimming Canada is nominating 11 Para-swimmers to its 2018 Commonwealth Games team – including Vernon’s Sarah Mehain – which will be the largest … READ MORE

Swimming the dream

Jack Gill is one step closer to reaching his Summer Games dream. The 13-year-old Upper Canada Swim Club (UCSC) member was recently identified as a potential athlete for the 2020 and/or 2024 Paralympics and was invited to take part in … READ MORE

From para-athlete to advocate: Tony Flores is Alberta’s new disability advocate

‘The role is simply a voice for our community’ Tony Flores has been named the province’s first Advocate for Persons with Disabilities. He competed for years in Para-Nordic skiing. Tony Flores supplied photo CBC News … READ MORE

Leaning into the Ogo – seated Segway

In a 2016 video, a man seated on a cool-looking modified Segway called an Ogo wowed viewers with a slick demo of the device’s hands-free driving capabilities. By simply leaning in the direction he wanted to go, the rider … READ MORE

Boy, 12, overcomes limited mobility and inspires friends to play sledge hockey

Yellowknife’s first such team has about 20 players, but only one actually requires a seated sled. Riley Oldford, 12, who has limited mobility, has inspired the formation of Yellowknife’s first sledge hockey team. Sarah Bridge … READ MORE

Shape-shifting wheelchair transforms from seated to standing

From autonomous wheelchairs to air-powered ones with no electronic parts, we have covered some pretty nifty innovation taking place in the world of wheelchairs. Another one to add to the collection is a wheelchair called … READ MORE

Calgary’s Morgan Bird determined to be a voice for Paralympic movement in Canada

“She found her niche, right. What she was called to.” Calgary swimmer Morgan Bird has been to two Paralympic games and currently has her name on nine Canadian records. Excelling in the pool is still her passion, but as Brendan … READ MORE

IPC Para-Nordic World Cup 2017 in Canmore

The Alberta World Cup Society is excited and proud to announce that Canmore will host the International Paralympic Committee Para-Nordic World Cup on December 7-18, 2017. With over 100 of the world’s best para-athletes, this … READ MORE

Calgary learn to ski and snowboard for persons with disabilities at Canada Olympic Park

7pm – 9pm Friday, December 1, 2017. Canada Olympic Park, meet on the 2nd Level of the Cafeteria for ticket pick up and directions Great way to get your snow legs back. Groups are led by top certified CSIA and CASI course conductors, … READ MORE

Alberta athlete shooting for podium at 2018 Winter Paralympics

‘He’s a good athlete, very focused, very determined,’ and he’s a contender. Derek Zaplotinsky is competing in paralympic cross-country skiing and biathlon. John Robertson CBC News By Adrienne Lamb, John … READ MORE

Bean bag toss brings together Alberta students with different abilities

They are focusing on what makes them similar. A student at Bert Church High School in Airdrie AB, participates in the Unified Sports program on Thursday. Justin Pennell CBC By David Bell with Justin Pennell, CBC News March 16, 2017 … READ MORE

Swedish adventurer reaches south pole in sit ski

On Dec. 21, 2016, Aron Anderson, a Swedish man, became the first person to reach the South Pole by sit ski. Anderson, a wheelchair user as a result of childhood cancer, completed a 21-day journey that took him some 398 miles from the … READ MORE

3D printed camera rig enables photographer to create

James has a life-threatening condition, but he’s desperate to leave his mark on the world. An amazing new device could help him create a very personal legacy. James Dunn, from Whiston, and his newly-adapted camera, with, left to … READ MORE

Shooting action sports photography as a quadriplegic

While playing baseball at the age of 21, an ill-advised slide into third base cost Loren Worthington the use of his limbs. 30 years later, he’s now a talented sports photographer whose work earned him a job capturing adaptive sports … READ MORE

Rock ‘n Roll adaptive cycling camp in Yosemite

Crossing over a lush grassy meadow on my handcycle, I stop on the wooden walkway to take in my surroundings — new spring growth on the trees juxtaposed with the sun’s illumination of giant granite walls. The thunderous sound of … READ MORE

Raising Singapore’s Paralympic heroes

Para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu’s parents were 15 minutes late for the interview. Apologising, Margaret Chong said she and her husband, Yip Chee Khiong, had been picking out Havaianas flip-flops from a shopping mall in Rio. … READ MORE

3D printed back brace takes fencer to Rio Paralympics 2016

Polina Rožkova, representing wheelchair fencing for Latvia, competed at the Rio 2016 Paralympics this week with the aid of a back brace printed by Baltic3D, a Stratasys reseller and specialist WiDE software. Polina Rožkova fencing … READ MORE

Navigating Rio with disabilities can be tough

Penn State student Brett Gravatt navigates a dirt path along a sidewalk in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. The broken stones and tree roots made the sidewalk inaccessible to wheelchairs forcing Gravatt to the dirt path. … READ MORE

Adaptive rowing gets me on the water

I’ve always loved water sports — swimming, kayaking, water skiing, scuba diving — but until my recent discovery of adaptive rowing, the only water I’ve sported in has been in the shower. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. A … READ MORE

Check out Nike’s crazy new machine-designed track shoe

THE SPIKE PLATE on Nike’s Zoom Superfly Elite—one of Nike’s new track shoes for this summer’s Olympics—looks surprisingly glam-rock, for a piece of athletic wear. It’s metallic, bluish-purple, and sports an amorphous, … READ MORE

A star athlete heads to Rio to keep paralympians healthy

When Paralympic athletes hit the swimming pool and race tracks in Rio de Janeiro, Dr. Cheri Blauwet will be there — this time, not as a competitor, but as a medical advisor tracking concussions, infections, and blindfolded … READ MORE

BMW carbon fiber racing wheelchair for Team USA

Wheelchair racing is one of the most fast-paced and exciting sports in the realm of Paralympics. Yet despite significant advances in materials, technology and design, athletes today still find themselves in ill-fitting, … READ MORE

Michael Sametz, Para-cyclist on the road to Rio

Michael is overjoyed to represent Canada at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – fulfilling a dream that began at age 12. Michael grew up in Calgary, participating in and watching many sports while dreaming about competing in … READ MORE

Get ready for the world’s first Cyborg Olympics

At the Zurich games, people with disabilities will use robotics to go for the gold. Gearing Up: In a November training session, cyborg cyclist Michael McClellan takes a turn around a Cleveland park. Photo: Nathaniel Welch. IEEE … READ MORE

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